Process for the polymerization of propylene

A process for the preparation of polypropylene comprising:

• converting propylene into the polypropylene without pre-polymerization in the presence of a polymerization catalyst under a condition where the volume ratio of H2 to propylene is at most 0.0020;
• wherein the catalyst comprises a catalyst component and a co-catalyst, wherein the catalyst component is obtained by a process wherein a compound with formula Mg(OAlk)xCly wherein x is larger than 0 and smaller than 2, y equals 2-x and each Alk, independently, represents an alkyl group, is contacted with a titanium tetraalkoxide and/or an alcohol in the presence of an inert dispersant to give an intermediate reaction product and wherein the intermediate reaction product is contacted with titanium tetrachloride in the presence of an internal donor;
• wherein the polypropylene has
• a molecular weight of 450,000 to 950,000;
• a molecular weight distribution of 3 to 6;
• a melt flow in the range of 7 to 14 dg/min measured with a load of 21.6 kg at 230° C. or 0.05 to 2 dg/min measured with a load of 2.16 kg at 230° C.;
• and
• a xylene soluble content of 2 to 6 wt %.